Drachten Airfield

EHDR · Friesland, Netherlands

The METAR station used is 28 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 360° Drachten Airfield 7/25
Wind: 16 kt, 4 beaufort

4 kt

16 kt
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0 ft 6,000 12,000 18,000 24,000 30,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 2,100
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 2,400
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
OVC 21,000
METAR EHLW 161531Z AUTO 36016KT 330V030 9999 FEW021 SCT024 OVC210 11/06 Q1006 WHT

METAR Drachten Airfield - EHDR

Drachten Airfield is a small airport in Friesland, Netherlands. The airport is located at latitude 53.11835 and longitude 6.12995. The airport has one runway: 7/25. The ICAO airport code of this field is EHDR. The airport is in the Amsterdam FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Leeuwarden Air Base on April 16, 2024 17:31, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 360° with a speed of 16 kt. The wind direction varies between 330° and 030°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 2,100 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 2,400 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 21,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 21,000 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 11 °C. The dew point is 6 °C, the relative humidity is 72%. The air pressure at sea level is 1006 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 20:37. This applies to Drachten Airfield, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

The only known company on this field is Dutch-Houses BV.

Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
7/25 077°-257° 16 kt 4 kt 97 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

2,100 ft FEW Few clouds
2,400 ft SCT Scattered clouds
21,000 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 11 °C
Dewpoint 6 °C
Rel. humidity 72%
Kp-index 4 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:33
Midday
13:36
Sunset
20:39 (2:53h)

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